What's inside my computer. Some people love to take things apart to see how they work. But just because you can take a gadget apart doesn't mean you can put it back together again. Even a successful rebuild doesn't guarantee the device will still work. It's best to leave some deconstruction projects to the professionals. When the device in question is a computer, this warning is particularly important. Computers can be complicated, delicate and even dangerous. But that doesn't stop us from wanting to know what's actually inside one. That's why we here at HowStuffWorks have taken it upon ourselves to dismantle a perfectly innocent computer in the name of science.
Keep in mind that while desktop computers are larger than laptops, the actual components inside the computers are pretty much the same. We've divided up the components into two main categories: the brains and the guts. We'll begin with a little laptop neurosurgery. Free Computer Training at GCFLearnFree. DashboardWidgets - Community for Designers, Developers, and Users of Dashboard Widgets. WebWise - a beginner's guide to using the internet.